Stephen F Austin to Elias R Wightman, 04-27-1829

Summary: Arrangements concerning land.

Sir, My object in making the offer of the land when you was
here, out of the Jones and Kuykendall Leagues was to enable the
families that came with you to have a place to go on to immediately,
and not as a matter of speculation— I am now willing that you
should take the quarter out of the Jones League in exchange for
the part my brother has in the Matagorda tract—this will close that
business and relieve you from the necessity of making an immediate
settlement on it—

I return you the two instruments of writing you sent me
unsigned— It does not suit me to agree to the alteration you wish
for the necessity, or rather the reason on which the offer was made
has ceased, for the families at Huffs as I before observed have
determined to settle on the Bernard—and the present arrangement will
suit you better than the other, for the Jones quarter is worth two
of the Crownover League, and you can remain where you are during
the whole season—